CMS advises Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul) on the acquisition of European Convenience Food
Stuttgart, 29.11.2024 – Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul), a French producer of convenience food, has acquired European Convenience Food GmbH, a company with high-quality frozen food products for the German foodservice sector with a strategic focus on vegetarian products. Following the transaction, the management of the ECF Group will remain a minority shareholder.
A CMS team led by partner Dr Barbara Wössner advised Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul) on the legal aspects of the due diligence and the negotiation of the purchase agreement. This transaction marks the entry of Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul) into the German market. CMS was instructed for the first time and worked closely with Altios, France, on the transaction for Société LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul).
LDC (Lambert Dodard Chancereul), which is listed on the Paris stock exchange, generated a turnover of 6.2 billion euros in the 2023/24 financial year. The company's brands include Loué, Le Gaulois, Maître CoQ, Doux, Marie, Traditions d'Asie, Drosed and Nature et Respect.
CMS Germany
Dr Barbara Wössner, Lead Partner
Dr Kai Wallisch, Partner
Isabell Peglow, Senior Associate
Militsa Decheva Petrova, Senior Associate
Alexander Seitz, Associate (all Corporate/M&A)
Dr André Lippert, Partner, Public
Dr Andreas Heim, Partner
Dr Saskia Köppen, Senior Associate
Martin Maurer, Senior Associate (all Commercial)
Dr Boris Alles, Partner
Jonas Hötzel, Senior Associate
Lisa Hermann, Associate (all Employment)
Dr Marc Seibold, Partner
Anne Waßmuth, Counsel
Carla Kaeber, Associate (all Finance)
Dr Martin Mohr, Partner, Tax
Dr Michael Kraus, Partner
Martin Kilgus, Counsel
Henry Vetter, Associate (all TMC)
Dr Rolf Hempel, Partner
Martin Cholewa, Counsel
Elisa Götz, Associate (all Antitrust, Competition & Trade)
Dr Stefan Voß, Partner
Henrike Heusmann, Associate (both Real Estate)
Thomas Fröhlich, Counsel
Lisa Dietrich, Senior Associate (both IP)
Birgit Wagner, Legal Manager
Lisa Mattmann, Senior Legal Specialist (both Smart Operations)
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